Buffalo Narrows Ready To Proceed With Bottle Ban

Buffalo Narrows Ready To Proceed With Bottle Ban Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 15:25     The northern village of Buffalo Narrows will be following in the footsteps of La Loche by implementing a ban on beer in glass bottles.   Mayor Bobby Woods says the bottle ban is...

Reindeer River System Continues To Swell

Reindeer River System Continues To Swell Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 15:22     The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority is once again notifying residents in the Reindeer River basin about rising water levels.   Authority spokesman Doug Johnson says the water has been on a...

Moose Numbers Still A Concern In The Northeast

Moose Numbers Still A Concern In The Northeast Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 14:42     Chiefs in the Cumberland Delta expect to meet soon with Saskatchewan Environment officials regarding the dwindling moose population in the area.   For the past several years, the...

Hypothermia Claims Life In Buffalo Narrows

Hypothermia Claims Life In Buffalo Narrows Monday, August 15, 2005 at 14:59     A 54-year-old woman died from exposure in Buffalo Narrows over the weekend.   The local RCMP say the body of Rita Montgrand was discovered in some brush next to a parking lot in the...

Another Poor Wild Rice Harvest Expected

Another Poor Wild Rice Harvest Expected Monday, August 15, 2005 at 14:58     The roughly 200 wild rice harvesters in northern Saskatchewan are bracing themselves for another poor crop.   Unusually high water levels throughout the North have really hurt production this...

Wahpeton Embroiled In Lawsuits Over Unpaid Tuition

Wahpeton Embroiled In Lawsuits Over Unpaid Tuition Monday, August 15, 2005 at 14:54     A Prince Albert-area First Nation hopes taking legal action against the federal government will help settle the band’s dispute with a nearby school division.   Last month,...

FNUC Task Force Begins Work

FNUC Task Force Begins Work Monday, August 15, 2005 at 14:52     A task force that’s reviewing some of the issues currently plaguing the First Nations University of Canada held its first organizational meeting on Friday.   The university is reporting that the...

Former Rivals Join Forces In Search For Diamonds

Former Rivals Join Forces In Search For Diamonds Monday, August 15, 2005 at 14:50     Two companies looking for diamonds at a site east of Prince Albert have announced plans to merge.   Kensington Resources and Shore Gold are joining forces in a move designed to...

Metis Fiddling Event Draws Throngs Of Youth

Metis Fiddling Event Draws Throngs Of Youth Monday, August 15, 2005 at 14:44     This past weekend’s John Arcand Fiddlefest near Saskatoon has been described as a complete success.   Organizer Vicki Arcand isn’t sure how many people attended the festival,...

Charges Laid In Fatal Rollover Near La Ronge

Charges Laid In Fatal Rollover Near La Ronge Friday, August 12, 2005 at 15:35     A 25-year-old La Ronge woman has been charged in connection to a single vehicle rollover near La Ronge this spring that killed two women.   She is facing two counts of impaired driving...